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Trailer Boards
#7327724
08/11/21 06:42 PM
08/11/21 06:42 PM
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Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,347 New Mexico
Chamacat
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Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,347
New Mexico
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Yep..I'm trying to restore a utility trailer that had a wood floor in it..The wood in the trailer is so far gone and rotted that I can only tell that they were 2x6's. I have been told not to use pressure treated lumber due to shinkage and warparge (SP)..What kind of wood do you have in your trailer?.If you had to replace the floor in your trailer would you change from what's in your trailer to a different type/..The reason I'm asking is that I want to do this once. The trailer will be outside in weather..Thanks
Last edited by Chamacat; 08/11/21 06:42 PM.
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Re: Trailer Boards
[Re: Chamacat]
#7327830
08/11/21 08:37 PM
08/11/21 08:37 PM
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Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 34,988 Central, SD
Law Dog
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Screw down some good treated wood it can’t go very far, trailers come with treated when new.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Trailer Boards
[Re: Chamacat]
#7327867
08/11/21 09:09 PM
08/11/21 09:09 PM
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JOCO1995
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JOCO1995
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Treated ok, oak is best. I save used motor oil and mop on 2 gooseneck floors a couple times a year. Works good just mop it a while b4 u need it and let the sun work on it
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Re: Trailer Boards
[Re: Chamacat]
#7327967
08/11/21 10:36 PM
08/11/21 10:36 PM
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Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 5,546 West Central MN
20scout
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Trex weighs a ton vs treated wood of some sort or another. We always use rough cut white oak and treat it with some sort of preservative.
Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.
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Re: Trailer Boards
[Re: Chamacat]
#7327969
08/11/21 10:40 PM
08/11/21 10:40 PM
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Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 1,497 Southern NJ
maintenanceguy
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Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 1,497
Southern NJ
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Mine has pressure treated 2x6. Bolted them down wet from the lumber yard. They didn't warp/twist because they were bolted to a steal trailer.
Is the deck perfect? No. But I'm not bothered by a board that's 3/16 higher than another mid-span.
-Ryan
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Re: Trailer Boards
[Re: Chamacat]
#7327984
08/11/21 11:05 PM
08/11/21 11:05 PM
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Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 18,766 Green County Wisconsin
GREENCOUNTYPETE
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I have a 14 foot utility it was all 2x6 they were only sprayed black on the top side when they sprayed the trailer it made it about 7-8 years
I bought new 2x6 and stained them all on all sides that has helped them last much longer on the second set of boards they are 10 with only 2 showing bad spots at the end I think those are the 2 I had to cut a little shorter to get hem fit in and that end didn't get stained
you fit in the sides and work to the middle your last board or two you put one end in then put a block of 4x4 some times you need 2 in the middle and stand on the other end while you have some one knock the 4x4 out then the board pops right down in
a good staining before installation and a staining again every 4-5 years would probably be ideal I just never got around to staining them again
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